| On What Cannot Be Said: Apophatic Discourses in Philosophy, Religion, Literature, and the Arts. Volume 1. Classic Formulations Contributor(s): Franke, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0268028826 ISBN-13: 9780268028824 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Philosophy | Religious - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 120 |
| LCCN: 2006036923 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.25" W x 8.97" (1.25 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Apophasis has become a major topic in the humanities, particularly in philosophy, religion, and literature. This monumental two-volume anthology gathers together most of the important historical works on apophaticism and illustrates the diverse trajectories of apophatic discourse in ancient, modern, and postmodern times. William Franke provides a major introductory essay on apophaticism at the beginning of each volume, and shorter introductions to each anthology selection. The first volume, Classic Formulations, offers excerpts from Plato, Plotinus, Damascius, the Bible, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Maimonides, Rumi, Thomas Aquinas, Marguerite Porete, Dante, Teresa of vila, John of the Cross, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Franke, William: - William P. Franke is professor of philosophy and religions at the University of Macao and professor of comparative literature and religious studies at Vanderbilt University. He is a research fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung and has been Fulbright-University of Salzburg Distinguished Chair in Intercultural Theology and Study of Religions. He is the author of A Philosophy of the Unsayable (University of Notre Dame Press, 2014). |